Banyan Tree Al Wadi in Ras Al Khaima. A dedicated nature reserve is within the resort grounds, much of it home to local desert wildlife, such as Arabian gazelles, camels and oryx. Children will love the resort’s Activity Centre with its educational classes

features over 250 hotels that each have a spectacular vista. Simply pick the country you wish to visit and the type of jaw-dropping scenery you are looking for – from mountains to urban landscape – such as the Banyan Tree Bangkok where you can

stay for seven nights in September from £4,388 with Sovereign Luxury Travel, including flights and transfers. For more long-haul destinations, see our Travel section.

palm trees and rolling lawns stretches, along the west coast of the Keanae Peninsula, with a spectacular view of Molokai. This crescent of soft white sand is protected from the rough ocean currents by offshore reefs and lava peninsulas on both sides

If your family lives at lightning speed, then a trip to the Shanti Maurice in Mauritius could be the perfect place to encourage you all to adopt a slower pace. If nothing else, a holiday basking in the beauty of the tropical trees and turquoise sea

pleased with his rude 5.30am awakening, but he nodded off in the jeep, seemingly lulled by the jerks and bumps. He woke in time to spot monkeys and deer, and sudden bursts of bright orange flowers, The Flame of the Forest, that seemed to set the trees

). Visit www.sometaro.com Run, play and skate.  Meijijingu Gaien Park features an ice-skating rink, children’s playground, art gallery and paths lined with ginkgo-trees. (best for ages 4+; allow 3 hours. Visit www.meijijingugaien.jp/english Be Spirited Away

the jungles, mountains and waterfalls of Thailand. Tell Tale Travel offers Thai adventure holidays with plenty to delight children, such as monkey-spotting in the trees and learning how to care for elephants, as well as visiting a local primary school

kid on the Dubai block is Atlantis, a huge pink palace of gargantuan proportions that cradles the crescent of The Palm Jumeirah, a man-made island in the shape of a palm tree that spans two kilometres in length. Our route to the hotel is lined

child at a local school, and for an extra ZAR 100 (£10) you can tour the community, with the money going towards a fruit tree for one of the local schools, which your child will be invited to plant. Children under six go free, and from January 2–December